History Practice Set-4 | Playquiz2win

1 Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the?

A) 2nd Century A. D. B) 6th -5th Century B. C. C) 6th -5th Century A.D. D) 2nd Century B. C. Answer is required

2 Permanent Settlement of Bengal was done by British Governor-General

A) Lord Minto B) Lord Wellesly C) Lord Warren Hastings D) Lord Cornwallis Answer is required

3 Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of:

A) Chandragupta Maurya B) Samudragupta C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya D) Harsha Answer is required

4 Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of:

A) Herat B) Kabul C) Hydaspes D) Chenab Answer is required

5 Project Tiger was introduced in

A) 2001 B) 1973 C) 1984 D) 1995 Answer is required

6 Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his knighthood in protest against:

A) Martial law in Punjab B) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy C) Rowlatt Acts D) All of these Answer is required

7 Raja Rammohan Roy and David Hare were associated with the foundation of the

A) Hindu College B) Rippon College C) M. A. O. College D) Sanskrit College Answer is required

8 Rajatarangini was written by?

A) Alberuni B) Banabhatta C) Harsha Vardhana D) Kalhana Answer is required

9 Shahjahan built the Moti Masjid at

A) Delhi B) Jaipur C) Agra D) Amarkot Answer is required

10 Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year?

A) 1975 B) 1974 C) 1973 D) 1972 Answer is required

11 Soft toy 'Teddy Bear' was named after which US president's nickname ?

A) John F. Kennedy B) Theodore Roosevelt C) Abraham Lincoln D) George Washington Answer is required

12 Taj Mahal was designed by

A) Ustad Isa B) Ustad Mansur C) Ustad Rahim D) Ustad Shamsher Answer is required

13 Temple architecture was most developed under which dynasty?

A) Pallavas B) Pandyas C) Rastrakutas D) Cholas Answer is required

14 The 19th century reawakening in India was confined to the

A) Priestly class B) Upper middle class C) Rich peasantry D) Urban landlords Answer is required

15 The 1st Battle of Panipat was fought in the year

A) 1761 B) 1516 C) 1526 D) 1556 Answer is required

16 The aim of education as stated by the Wood's despatch of 1854 was?

A) the spread of western culture in India B) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education C) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language D) the creation of employment opportunity for native Indians Answer is required

17 The All India Muslim League was founded in December 1906 at:

A) Karachi B) Dacca C) Calcutta D) Aligarh Answer is required

18 The ancient kingdom of 'Avanti' had its capital at?

A) Magadh B) Ujjain C) Kausambi D) Vaishali Answer is required

19 The ancient name of the city of Patna is?

A) Kausambi B) Pataliputra C) Vaishali D) Kanauj Answer is required

20 The Arab conquest of Sind took place in the year?

A) 712 AD B) 740 AD C) 1001 AD D) 1009 AD Answer is required

21 The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by:

A) Rajendra Prasad B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Vallabhbhai Patel D) Morarji Desai Answer is required

22 The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was fought between?

A) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj B) Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra C) Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala D) Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala Answer is required

23 The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river?

A) Sutlej B) Jhelum C) Tapti D) Ganga Answer is required

24 The battle of Dharmat was fought between?

A) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh B) Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Maratha C) Babar and the Afghans D) Muhammad Gori and Jai Chand Answer is required

25 The battle that was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas in 1761 was?

A) 1st battle of Panipat B) 3rd battle of Panipat C) 2nd battle of Panipat D) 1st battle of Tarain Answer is required

26 The Boston Tea Party was

A) a celebration of the harvest of tea leaves B) a protest against the tea drinkers of Boston C) a protest against the tea tax D) an annual social affair Answer is required

27 The boycott of foreign cloth during the Non-cooperation Movement?

A) Had little impact on the economy B) Caused a striking fall in the value of imports of foreign cloth in 1921-22 C) Made the government relax controls on exports of Indian goods D) Was not agreeable to the masses Answer is required

28 The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named?

A) Eastern India Company B) The Great Britain Company C) East India Company D) Indo-British Company Answer is required

29 The Buddha attained nirvana at:

A) Bodh Gaya B) Sarnath C) Sanchi D) Kushinagar Answer is required

30 The Buddhist Doctrines were written in:

A) Sanskrit B) Pali C) Tibetan D) Prakrit Answer is required

31 The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of?

A) Ashoka B) Samudragupta C) Kanishka D) Harshavardhana Answer is required

32 The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was at?

A) Delhi B) Patiala C) Lahore D) Amritsar Answer is required

33 The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?

A) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain B) Hindu and Jain C) Buddhist D) Buddhist and Jain Answer is required

34 The Chinese pilgrim Fa Hien visited India during the reign of which ruler?

A) Chandragupta I B) Chandragupta II C) Harshavardhana D) Kanishka Answer is required

35 The Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited India and left a detailed account of the reign of:

A) Samudragupta B) Chandragupta II C) Kumargupta I D) Skandagupta Answer is required

36 The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang, called the Prince of Pilgrims visited India during the reign of:

A) Harsha B) Chandragupta II C) Dharampala D) Devapala Answer is required

37 The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain?

A) Production of grains B) Limit of the sources of irrigation C) Right of ownership D) Government's share of revenue Answer is required

38 The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by?

A) The Lokayata School B) Mahayana Buddhism C) Hinayana Buddhism D) Jainism Answer is required

39 The Congress split into moderates and extremist in

A) 1906 B) 1905 C) 1907 D) 1908 Answer is required

40 The Dandi March is associated with the?

A) Khilafat Movement B) Civil Disobedience Movement C) Non-cooperation Movement D) Partition of Bengal Answer is required

41 The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa:

A) Mudrarakshas B) Devichandragupta C) Malavikagnimitram D) Mrichhakatika Answer is required

42 The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in:

A) Archaeological excavations B) Rock edicts C) Coins D) Pillar edicts Answer is required

43 The earliest available work of the Sangam Tamils is?

A) Tolkappiyam B) Maduraikanchi C) Tirumurugarruppadai D) Pattinappalai Answer is required

44 The earliest city discovered in India was

A) Harappa B) Punjab C) Mohenjodaro D) Sindh Answer is required

45 The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of?

A) the Guptas B) the Satavahanas C) the Mauryas D) the Mughals Answer is required

46 The earliest extant Buddhist Stupa comes from

A) Sanchi B) Sarnath C) Bodh Gaya D) Amaravathi Answer is required

47 The earliest known Indian script is?

A) Devanagari B) Kharosti C) Mori D) Brahmi Answer is required

48 The earliest movement which took up the cause of lower cast against Brahmana domination was?

A) Satya Shodak Society B) Mahajan Sangam C) Vokkaliga Sangha D) Nair Service Society Answer is required

49 The earliest Veda is the?

A) Yajurveda B) Samveda C) Atharvaveda D) Rigveda Answer is required

50 The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?

A) Agriculture B) Trade and Commerce C) Crafts D) All of these Answer is required

History: Model Test Paper-4